Tomb Kings is my second Fantasy army. I chose them mostly because I love the Ancient Egypt theme they have, and also sort of because I always regretted selling my Necron army, so my Tomb Kings inherited the name! However, I call them Barrow Kings, just because it sounds cooler.

Since I had so many skeletons to paint, I didn't want to get burened out doing skeleton after skeleton, so I used the "dip" method to paint them. Basically, you paint the whole thing in simple solid colors (in this case, bleached bone spray with gold, chainmail and blood red on other little bitz), and then dip the whole model in wood stain and let them sit overnight. The next day you have perfectly shaded models! Check out this site for more info!

The bases were done with just plain ole Spackle (called wall filler in some places). That white putty stuff you use to fill in cracks and nail holes in your walls. Spread it on the base like you're icing a cake, and about 15 minutes later when it starts to get stiff, just move it around a little till it starts making little cracks. Let these dry for a day and you'll have cracked earth bases! I coated them with a watered down layer of white glue to seal them in before painting. The figures were all attached to the base before dipping, so the stain filled in the cracks in the base too!

Not every model was dipped. I spent more time on the solo characters, I just used the dipping for the rank n file troops so that it wouldn't get tedious. It's also good for protection, your models will have a nice polyurethane coating. They will be pretty shiney too, but a good spray with some matte varnish will tone it down real good. I'd definately suggest using the dip method for any kind of similar modeling project. Keep in mind all of the shading on the model will be the color of the stain. It works for skeletons and some other armies that might use a brownish color for shading, but not all. Your mileage my vary :)